DRAVITES are brown MAGNESIUM TURMALINE, first described in 1883 by the Austrian scientist Prof. Tschermak.
These MAGNESIUM TURMALINES became a worldwide RARITY and were presented in all museums and exhibitions.
The TURMALING GROUP, which was unknown at the time, was named after the site where it was found near the DRAUFLUSS. The site is located on the territory of the Republic of Slovenia - directly on the southern border of Carinthia. The DRAU (flows through Carinthia and Slovenia to the Danube) is called DRAVE in Slovenia - hence the name DRAVIT, which is used WORLDWIDE for this TURMALINE VARIETY.
From this TYPLOCALITY are For 40 years no new We have been able to acquire several pieces from a well-known mineral collector and will gradually present them here as well.
Place of discovery: DOBROVA - DRAVOGRAD (UNTERDRAUBURG) - now SLOVENIA before 1918 AUSTRIA.
Weight: 610 g Dimensions: 12 x 10 x 6 cm XX to 2 cm
High-gloss, transparent DRAVIT CRISTALS tw... with end faces sit on a silvery MUSKOVITMATRIX. Image 3 is the back of the step
You can find more DRAVIT steps in the category : MINERALS FROM CARINTHIA